Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-08-27

will allow me. I will tell the boy to- get voi
horses in. we mtrst be getting on if we are
reach Heidelberg to night." And he bow,
himself out. feeling that his temper lad ois.
more ENDANGERED the success of his plan
s.Curse the uanm he said TO himself, hes
,yh hat those Euoiish call a gentleman. Ii vi,
brave of him to refuse 90 take ny hand VIII,
he is in inv power - ''--
'John,n said jess, as soon rs the door haf
closed II am afraid of that man II :
had understood that he had anvtbir to 10
with the PASS | would not have taken II.
'ongnC 'naI me WIRING was io""''' I'd
usd'' WIS" we H"o H"o '''Tl'' a.
,, 'aV ''''' 90 Cur" 'l1' iiioA' % 0'"'',
ID oa', q am. Ho ".iy '"'i9 - q"
- make 'ae "."1 o. ~ '3'' ~ % a. We o..
20 VIII NC "Ii Is'"O '.-'' "'"' '4' i'9 '"'
me like poison. L suNpos" lhot 1t Is on ae-
ounJ OF Bessie"
es that's lt,' sad jess he IS jnadiY !"
I'VE with Bessie, or was
Ii Is curious to thlhk mat inah IKE taat
n be IN love, rcmafKei Johil' as he III n"
ne. but 1t only shows what gu. .er NIX
}'e8 people are. 1 say, jess II thiS 1eiio"
les me SO, what made INN give NE the
ess, ehs WHAT'S his gamer
jess shook her htad as she answered, Il
mt know, John; don't llkelt."
Il suppose he can't mean to murder me; LIE
try it Oh once, you know"
oh, no, John" she answered, with sort
cry, "not that"
Wen, don't know that it would matte
tch," he said, with an approach to cheer
ness which was rather failure. "lt would
we one deal of worry, and only anticipate
tinTs bit. But there, l frightened you,
"A dare say That be is, for the present, at
~ rate, an honest man, and has no mten-
,o.,, -, nv, ,>o.o, Ioo,,, ,b.re ;s Mont,
alive ,s 1yordar If those hrutes have
-, IT,, o,,.hi,,o r. a,+ UTo,1 colI,r tho
sast ae 49,, 1nc, ,f ,,7,,ttor On ohonco At .nv
-. 81 NH. <l,,,,,,. .+o.,,o mo 70
1ao+,, y a,,d ILL n .hoarf,,1 lorob bo loft the
-,
In few minutes thew were on their road
again Ast tbev started Frank MulIer came
M tool, off hi: hat and informed them that
ba v,orld nrobablv ioin thorn ON the morrow
I.aIoyv Ueide,barg in which town thew would
find avarv nranaration tn enable them To
.,nord tho n;ab. ooufo,tah,v IF bs did NOT
ioin them il would he because he was detained
on duty. In that case tn. twr ,uen had his Or
,lers i, escort them safely IA, Naooifont, in.
and he added significantly. "I do not think
YOU will be troubled with any further impo-
liteness."
In another moment he had galoped off on
his great black horse, leaving the pair consid
,rably mystified and not little relieved.
"Well," said John, lat any rate that does
not look like foul play unless, indeed he has
gone on to preoa e a warm reception for us"
jess shrugged her shoulders; she could not
make it out; and then they settled themselves
down to their hong and lonely drive They
had forty odd miles to cover, but the guides,
or rather the guard, would only consent to
their outSpanning once, which they did on
the open yeldt little before sunset AT nm
down they inspanned again and started across
The darkening veldt. The road was in a
hooking state, and until the moon got up,
,. hicb il did about @ O'Clock. the iournev was
both difficult and dau~erous, After that
things were a little better. and at last. about
II O'Clock. tbey got into Heidelberg The
town seemed almost deserted. Evidently the
orest holy of tbe Roers were at the front and
had ONLY left a guard at their saot of govern.
ment.
"VThere sre we to outsnangu asl,ad .Jobn of
the Unicorn who was iooo;no on alongS;da
apparently half asleep'
"At the hotel.n was the short repIv, and
thither they went, and thankful enou.b tLey
were to get there. and to find from the LIGHTS
in the windows. that the p..onIe were still up
Standing at the inn door. holding hi
above her head. they found a pleasant lo,,,,
ing Enslishwoman, who welcomed then,
heartily.
Frank Muller was hero three hour a.yo
and fold mo tn exnnrt vou sbo seiJ .,1,S
very glad am to see an English face ugai;,.
| can tell you NV name is Cooch Tell me.
is my husband all right in PretoriaG He went
up there wi Ii his wagon lust before the si,. -
began, and have not heard a word from uiA,
since"
yes" said John, "he is all right. He was
slightly wounded in the shoulder month aSo,
but he is quite recovered"
"OA, thanh Cod" said the poor woman. be-
6 ginning to cry; "those devils told me that he
was dead-to torment me, suppose, Come
i'll, miss; there is soms hot supper ready when
you have washed your hands. The boys will
see to the horses"
Accordingly they entered, and were made
as happy as a good supper, hearty welcome
and comfortable beds could make people in
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